Alex Gatti currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at The Sharing Shelf in Port Chester, NY. Before joining the board in 2019, she was first introduced to the challenges of clothing insecurity for children and teens as a volunteer at their Teen Boutique event. This experience ignited her commitment to expanding the program’s impact throughout Westchester County. Drawing from her expertise as an Account Director at BBDO and Lowe Worldwide for over 17 years, Alex leverages her knowledge and enthusiasm for building awareness and developing advertising campaigns for prominent brands to the not-for-profit sector. Having relocated from Manhattan to Westchester to raise her family, she has channeled her passion and energy into the community—holding various positions with the Junior League of Westchester on the Sound and The Mamaroneck Schools Foundation, where she served on the grant selection team for six years. As the co-creator of the Murray Avenue Elementary School Garden, she infused her love for gardening into a comprehensive curriculum, resulting in a thriving educational program. Alex earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Syracuse University.

Joanna Cuevas is a Senior Development Director at Beacon Communities. She is based in the New York office and is responsible for the management of development projects in various regions. She came to Beacon in 2023 with over 15 years of experience in the affordable housing industry and a deep commitment to improving diverse communities by raising capital funding utilizing LIHTC, Tax Exempt Bond, Federal HUD programs, and local sources of financing across multiple regions. This includes the development of “green” and sustainable mixed-use developments utilizing Enterprise Green Communities, LEED, NJ Green Future, NYSERDA, NGBS and Energy Star programs. Joanna is a LEED Green Associate, sits on the board of the New York Housing Conference Rising Leaders Network, and is the Co-Chair of the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative for the Westchester/Fairfield Region. She has a BA from Pitzer College and a master’s degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute.

Jean Coney leads the business development initiatives for Langan throughout the Northeast. Connecting the subject matter experts within Langan to external opportunities is Jean’s primary role. Connecting industry associates with each other is a close second, and a passion of Jean’s. She focuses on strengthening Langan’s involvement in the community while and identifying areas of growth for the firm across diverse market sectors. Jean is actively involved in ULI Westchester/Fairfield, along with other leading regional economic development and real estate organizations including Orange County Partnership, Westchester County Association, Business Council of Westchester, American Institute of Architects, The Building & Realty Institute, Pattern for Progress, and The Breakfast Club Group. Jean is a graduate of St. Joe’s University in Philadelphia, and brings 25+ years of business communications, client strategy, and event planning experience.

As managing principal of Dattner Architects, Kirsten Sibilia is focused on the health and vitality of this mid-size, mission-driven firm. Her design training and entrepreneurial spirit have allowed her to approach the business side of the practice as a design project; with each initiative, she reflects the firm’s commitment to improving public life, and seeks opportunities to invigorate communities (inside and outside the office) and the urban environment. She joined Dattner Architects in 2010 as Chief Marketing Officer. In 2013, she was elevated to principal (one of the first allied professionals to have ownership in an architectural firm in NYS) and became Managing Principal in 2016. Kirsten serves as a trustee of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, on the board of Habitat for Humanity New York & Westchester as well as New York Building Foundation, a member of ULI NY’s Mixed-Use Council and also served as a Design Awards juror for ULI-NY in 2023 and 2022. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the New School’s Parson School of Design as well as a Bachelor of Arts from The New School’s Lang College.